Prisoner Re-Entry and Mass Incarceration

Please ensure the format is followed as below. 1. Introduction – The introduction
should briefly establish context for your paper and policy recommendation. and preview what
readers will find in the subsequent sections of your paper. – Establish the need. challenge, or
problem related to prisoner reentry and mass incarceration that you are interested in. – Provide
one or two key facts. trends, and statistics as needed to establish the importance of this problem or
challenge. These facts are meant to make readers interested in your manuscript and the policy
problem it addresses. – Highlight prior research that suggests this need or challenge exists and is
important – Identifil, briefly implications of this need or challenge (and. of not addressing it).
Include a final paragraph of this section that is the ‘goals paragraph.” This paragraph should start
with ”The goal of this paper…”similar to that which was included in your proposal. Then describe
clearly how your paper is going to achieve its intended goal or otherwise make the case for your
policy recommendation of choice. 2. Literature review – First summarize trends in mass
incarceration and prisoner reentry in the United States – Second. provide a clear. organized
discussion of prior research related to your specmc problem and attendant policy

“Prior research on prisoner reentry” then “Empirical studies of ex-prisoner
unemployment” and then ”Theory and research on in-prison programming targeting vocational
training? 3. Policy recommendation – This section is the climax of the paper. It provides the main
argument that you are making. – Describe in clear detail the policy you are recommending.
Provide support with theory, logic, argumentation, and prior research that this policy is needed.
based on prior literature reviewed above, and most importantiy, make a clear argument that the
policy would have benefits, 4. Policy outcomes of interest – Describe two to three specific outcomes
that should result from this policy and that we can measure. (Without measurable outcomes, how
else would we evaluate your policy’s effectiveness?) – Consider outcomes that would show success
of the policy, but also show indications of potential failure. – To be clear, envision that you are, for
example, a prison warden or a probation ofiicer tasked with, say, implementing your
recommended policy and measuring its good and bad efiects. What speafic measures would you
recommend be tracked or observed to later evaluate it? 5. Potential limitations – Identify two to
three potential limitations of your policy recommendation. What are its potential shortcomings?
What should policymakers look out for?

– In addition, identify one to two potential adverse
consequences of your policy and how they might be avoided or counteracted. 6. Conclusions and

next steps – Summarize concisely the problem you focused on. – Summarize concisely the policy
recommendation for which you argued. – Summarize concisely the potential consequences of your
policy recommendation – Identity two or three next steps for research on prisoner reentry and mass 5
incarceration that would directly assist with the development of your policy recommendation and
ameliorating your problem of interest.